Dehradun, Oct 4 (PTI) The Uttarakhand government on Saturday launched raids on medical stores and wholesale drug dealers across the state in the wake of child deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan allegedly due to contaminated cough syrups.

Uttarakhand Health Secretary and FDA Commissioner Dr R Rajesh Kumar said drug inspectors in all districts have been ordered to collect samples of cough syrups from hospitals and shops in a phased manner within the month and have their quality laboratory tested so that any defective or harmful drugs can be immediately removed from the market.

Chief Medical Officers of the state have been ordered to implement the advisory received from the central government with immediate effect. Show Full Article

Central drug regulator Central Drugs Standard Control

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